The Senate is established as the governing body of the Republic of Great Britain, Belgium, and Northern Ireland, as per the Declaration of the Republic. This Act is considered adopted by the declaration’s promulgation.

Membership of the Senate shall be granted to those whose names are on the Senate Rolls:-

In order to add a name to the list, an applicant must be vouched for by an existing member of the Senate, and their application will then be subject to the Senate Voting Procedure.

In order to remove a name from the list, the Senate Voting Procedure will be followed.

The Senate will reserve the right to exclusively govern the Republic, with minor legislative rights retained by the Assembly of the Plebs.

The Senate Voting Procedure

All votes in the Senate will be conducted via this procedure:A Senator will make a proposal, and place it before the house for a period of twenty-four hours.If no Senator raises an objection to the proposal within twenty-four hours, then the proposal is adopted.If a Senator raises an objection, then the Senate shall carry out a twenty-four hour vote, with the majority decision being adopted.

Officers of the Senate

The Offices of the Senate, in descending order of seniority, are:Pontifex MaximusPrinceps SenatusConsulPraetorCensorAedileQuaestor

Upon successful admission to the Senate, the rank of Quaestor will immediately be granted to the new Senator for life, or until they manage to get voted out.

Senators that distinguish themselves by their activity or service as a junior member of the government may be nominated to become an Aedile by the Princeps Senatus or the serving Consuls for a term of one calendar month. These nominations will be subject to election on the fifth day of each month.

The Senatus Principus will nominate a Censor to keep Senate records, and administrate its laws and procedure. The Censor will be elected by the Senate on the first of each calendar month, for a term of one calendar month.

Senators that are awarded a Praetorship by the serving Consuls will be retain the rank for the duration of their time in office. A Praetor will be charged with overseeing a specific area of government policy, at the discretion of the elected Consuls.

Those Senators which distinguish themselves most highly can be elected as Consuls of the Republic, charged with leading the Republic for a period of one calendar month, beginning on the seventh of each month.

Consuls will be elected by the Senate on the last day of each month.

The available consulships are:First Consul of the Republic (Country President)Second Consul of the Republic (Prime Minister)Proconsul of Belgium. (CP of Belgium)

Senators may be elected as the Princeps Senatus (First Senator), for a period of 60 days. The Princeps Senatus will be charged with presiding over the Senate, ensuring its laws are enforced, and its procedure is followed. The election of the Princeps Senatus will take place on the first of the month.

The highest available office of the Senate will be the Pontifex Maximus, a celebrated position for life reserved for the most respected and influential member of the Senate.